Sharjah: India’s Harika Dronavalli and China’s Ju Wenjun were tied at 2.5 points apiece after three rounds of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Chess Championship at the Sharjah Chess Club on Wednesday.

The FIDE Grand Prix series consists of six stages, which determine the two best chess players to qualify for the Candidates Tournament in 2026 ASTANA, November 8. /TASS/. Russia's Alexandra ...

Competition had been scheduled to take place from January 17 to 29. It followed FIDE announcing Gibraltar as hosts for the event in November, with the competition planned to be held as part of the ...

Sharjah: Chinese Grandmasters Ju Wenjun and Hou Yifan drew with their respective 10th round opponents to maintain their top two positions after the penultimate round of the Fide Women’s Grand Prix at ...

Koneru Humpy of India crashed to her first defeat in the FIDE Women's Grand Prix chess tournament in Jermuk on Thursday when she lost to Elina Danielian of Armenia in the third round.

Dutch Grandmaster (GM) Anish Giri booked his spot in the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 after clinching the FIDE Grand Swiss on Monday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Giri topped a packed field of elite ...

WORLD Chess Olympiad veteran Idel Datu delivered a vintage performance and topped the inaugural Daily Fantasy Chess Grand Prix held on lichess.org over the weekend. The 53-year-old Mr. Datu won his ...